Confronting policy myopia: Short‐term government policy and information seeking behaviors in rural Thailand.
Short‐term policy (STP) has attracted considerable attention as a form of time‐related public policy and is typically used to solve urgent problems. The objective of this study, which considers STP as policy myopia from an information science perspective, is to discuss the challenges encountered dur...
| Published in: | Review of Policy Research Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 1 - 41 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=191182827&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 191182827 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 1541132X MJJ jtl: Review of Policy Research issn: 1541132X maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Jan2026 vid: 43 iid: 1 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell artinfo: ui: 191182827 10.1111/ropr.12645 ppf: 1 ppct: 40 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: C – @attributes: type: P size: 1.3MB tig: atl: Confronting policy myopia: Short‐term government policy and information seeking behaviors in rural Thailand. aug: au: Setthasuravich, Prasongchai Kato, Hironori affil: Data Innovation and Public Policy Engineering Research Unit, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand Department of Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan su: Thailand Information dissemination Information-seeking behavior Government policy Thai people sug: subj: Information dissemination Information-seeking behavior Government policy Thailand Thai people keyword: digital divide first car buyer policy information seeking behavior policy myopia rural people short‐term policy Brecha digital Comportamiento de búsqueda de información Miopía política Población rural Política a corto plazo Política para compradores de primer automóvil 信息搜寻行为 农村居民 政策短视 数字鸿沟 短期政策 首辆汽车购买者政策 digital divide first car buyer policy information seeking behavior policy myopia rural people short‐term policy Brecha digital Comportamiento de búsqueda de información Miopía política Población rural Política a corto plazo Política para compradores de primer automóvil 信息搜寻行为 农村居民 政策短视 数字鸿沟 短期政策 首辆汽车购买者政策 ab: Short‐term policy (STP) has attracted considerable attention as a form of time‐related public policy and is typically used to solve urgent problems. The objective of this study, which considers STP as policy myopia from an information science perspective, is to discuss the challenges encountered during the STP policymaking process and their impact on the effectiveness of information dissemination to the public, and the barriers to information seeking behavior (ISB) among rural residents during STP implementation, alongside their methods of seeking STP information. This study uses the first car buyer policy (FCBP) in Thailand as a case study. Semistructured interviews were conducted with five government officials and 39 rural residents in December 2019. A qualitative analysis, facilitated by ATLAS.ti software, involved an iterative coding process to develop thematic categories that emerged directly from the data, ensuring a grounded understanding of ISB and policy dissemination challenges. The findings of this study show that the dissemination of government information and its consequences are the main issues in the STP process. They also reveal that the ISB of rural residents is related to limited time resources, concerns about government policy, and substandard Internet access as obstacles or intervening factors. Based on these findings, this study provides theoretical and policy implications that can enrich STP and ISB in developing countries. From a theoretical standpoint, it introduces a novel conceptual framework that integrates policy myopia within the information behavior model, highlighting how STP influences ISB, particularly in rural areas. Additionally, this study provides practical insights for policymakers by identifying key barriers to information access and offering strategies to enhance communication effectiveness. The insights gained from this study can inform future policy design, showing that governments should enhance information dissemination, adapt communication channels to audience needs, tailor information to local contexts, and support active ISB among rural residents through targeted awareness campaigns and infrastructure improvements. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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